It always breaks my heart! The horses are trained and raced when they are way too young and bones are not completely matured and strong enough. It's all big money, showing off, etc. The rich and the powerful. We have a Quarter horse training facility near us where the horses are abused, etc. World class reining horses come out of there, and are perfectly behaved because they are afraid not to. The owners are wealthy and never see what the animals go through. Just see the shows!! This guy starts them out tied to the round pen in two feet of mud, and they stand all day like this til they stand still. That's how he teaches the two or three year olds to tie, because he wants instant results! It's all for money!!!